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Councilmember Carlina Rivera speaks at a rally outside City Hall in of a bill that empowers tenants to report vacant units in their building.

City Council es Bill Enabling Tenants to Report Vacant Apartments

Dec. 6, 2023, 4:36 p.m.Dec. 6, 2023, 5:27 p.m.

In response to “warehousing” and THE CITY’s coverage, measure cues up inspections of hazardous conditions in empty units.

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City Housing Officials Call Apartment Vacancies a ‘Distraction’ Amid Demands for More Oversight

June 6, 2023, 6:49 p.m.Feb. 17, 2025, 4:40 p.m.

Measures to require inspections and registration of tens of thousands of empty units got pushback from the Adams istration at a City Council hearing.

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The Number of Rent-Stabilized Apartments ed in Ridgewood Plummeted. ‘Substantial Rehabilitations’ Could Help Explain Why.

March 1, 2023, 5:10 a.m.April 3, 2025, 1:12 p.m.

Residents are worried about de facto deregulation in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood — thanks to limited enforcement of the largely voluntary systems landlords use to rent-stabilized apartments.

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New Data Shows Where Rent-Stabilized Apartments Might Be Disappearing

Feb. 15, 2023, 5:00 a.m.June 4, 2025, 4:59 p.m.

Data from a housing nonprofit, obtained exclusively by THE CITY, shows where thousands of rent-stabilized units remain uned for by the state.

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Apartments Vanish From New York’s Rent Regulation System and Questions Linger About How

Dec. 23, 2022, 11:15 a.m.April 3, 2025, 1:18 p.m.

Three years after a 2019 overhaul was supposed to stop landlords from removing most apartments from rent stabilization, thousands are left uned for.

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Is Your Apartment Rent-Stabilized? How to Get Your Rent History in NYC

Dec. 23, 2022, 5:05 a.m.May 14, 2024, 3:51 p.m.

A record of your unit’s rental history from a state housing agency is the best place to start. Here’s how to get it.

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New State Numbers Show Slide in Vacant Rent-Stabilized Apartments

Nov. 17, 2022, 7:16 p.m.April 3, 2025, 1:20 p.m.

Housing officials say that landlords ed 38,000 vacant units so far this year, down from the 60,000 reported in 2021. Landlords are still pressing for an end to restrictions they say keep apartments offline.

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Tenants Urge State to Close the ‘Frankenstein Loophole’ That Landlords Use to Supersize Rents

Nov. 16, 2022, 6:24 p.m.April 3, 2025, 1:21 p.m.

Testimony and a new report highlight how rent-regulated apartments are disappearing thanks to creative combining of units. The state is weighing rule changes that aim to end the practice.

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In Near-Daily Protests, Tenants Demand a Stop to Rent-Stabilized Apartment Vacancies

Nov. 3, 2022, 4:34 p.m.April 3, 2025, 2:16 p.m.

Since THE CITY’s finding that last year some 89,000 rent-stabilized units were empty, tenants and elected officials have been taking to the streets.

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NYC Had 88,830 Vacant Rent-Stabilized Apartments Last Year, City Housing Agency Estimates

Oct. 20, 2022, 5:30 a.m.April 3, 2025, 2:18 p.m.

Roughly 1 in 10 rent-regulated apartments were vacant in 2021, Census survey data reveals — far more than the 61,000 vacancies landlords reported to the state.

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City Council es Bill Enabling Tenants to Report Vacant Apartments

City Housing Officials Call Apartment Vacancies a ‘Distraction’ Amid Demands for More Oversight

The Number of Rent-Stabilized Apartments ed in Ridgewood Plummeted. ‘Substantial Rehabilitations’ Could Help Explain Why.

New Data Shows Where Rent-Stabilized Apartments Might Be Disappearing

Apartments Vanish From New York’s Rent Regulation System and Questions Linger About How

Is Your Apartment Rent-Stabilized? How to Get Your Rent History in NYC

New State Numbers Show Slide in Vacant Rent-Stabilized Apartments

Tenants Urge State to Close the ‘Frankenstein Loophole’ That Landlords Use to Supersize Rents

In Near-Daily Protests, Tenants Demand a Stop to Rent-Stabilized Apartment Vacancies

NYC Had 88,830 Vacant Rent-Stabilized Apartments Last Year, City Housing Agency Estimates

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